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Summary Fiction

Write a summary including key words and phrases from the story. The summary should be at least 2-3 paragraphs. Your summary should include only the most relevant facts from the story. You should have an introductory sentences that states the topic of each paragraph. You should use transition words to help with the flow of the paragraph. Proofread and edit your summary.

Rubric Code: VXA97W7

By kcrockower

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Summary
	Work is needed 1 pts	Working towards getting it 2 pts	Got it 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
One Summary Paragraph	Work is needed The summary was inadequate and too brief. Most of the W,W,W,W information was left out or incomplete. * 1 paragraph	Working towards getting it The summary recalled some information, but omitted several vital points. * 1-2 paragraphs	Got it The paragraphs had many pertinent facts. Student demonstrated a good grasp of how to show how information was connected . * 2-3 paragraphs	Excellent The summary exceeded the stated requirements. All relevant information was stated and a few ideas were elaborated upon. The student was able to make connections between different points of important information. 3+ paragraphs
Introductory Sentence	Work is needed A introductory sentence that did not identify what the story was about or was not clear	Working towards getting it An introductory sentence used to describe an idea of what the story was about. Introductory sentences and concluding sentences for each paragraph inconsistency shows the level understanding of the story.	Got it An introductory sentence used to describe what the story was about. Introductory sentences and concluding sentences for each paragraph that indicates a good understanding of the story	Excellent An introductory sentence used describe what the story was about. Introductory sentences and concluding sentences for each paragraph that indicates a good understanding of the story. Strong vocabulary used to create a clear introductory sentence describing what the story was about.
Who, What, Where, When, Why???'s	Work is needed Answered 1-3 of the W's with limited	Working towards getting it Answered 2-4 of the W's to show they had some understanding of the story	Got it Answered at least all 5 of the W's or most of the 5w and + questions to show a good understanding of the story	Excellent Answered all 5 W's + were used to thoroughly and clearly help explain the story
Details that support the 5ws	Work is needed Has 2 to 3 details from the story the support that the main idea(s)	Working towards getting it At least one detail that indicates some connection to at least 3 of the 5ws	Got it two or more details that are connected to all of the at least 4 of the 5ws and 1 or more alternate questions	Excellent One or more detail(s) is clearly connected to all of the 5ws and alternate questions
Proofread & edited	Work is needed Spelling, punctuation, and grammar challenges make ideas unclear	Working towards getting it Spelling, punctuation, and grammar challenges make some ideas unclear	Got it A few spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors, but ideas still clear	Excellent No to very few spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors. Ideas are clearly expressed.

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